An unbelievable reduction in regional births of VLBW and ELBW infants was observed in Ireland coinciding with the COVID-19 lockdown.

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Professor Roy K. Phillip and his team at the University Maternity Hospital in Limerick observed a decrease in preterm births of more than 73% during lockdown. On the occasion of their incredible observations Professor Roy K. Phillip has published a new paper regarding to “nature’s experiment”. In a ZOOM interview with GLANCE Professor Roy K. Philip also explains possible reasons for this phenomenon.

You can watch the video on possible reasons here: on Twitter and Facebook